Back at Tsuruga Hazumiya, the Soba Place
After the eel I had soba in mind, but not many places are open on weekends. So I went back to Hazumiya. You can’t have a soba place without sake. I ordered atsukan (hot sake), and this is how they served…
After the eel I had soba in mind, but not many places are open on weekends. So I went back to Hazumiya. You can’t have a soba place without sake. I ordered atsukan (hot sake), and this is how they served…
Around mid-December we had a gourmet meetup to welcome the winter. The town I live in now faces the sea, so seafood is plentiful in winter. The idea was to invite some serious foodies from Korea and Tokyo and …
I had some business to take care of, and on the way home afterwards I thought I would grab a late-night snack, so I stopped by Kawakamian, a soba shop in Azabu-Juban. Even though it is a soba shop it stays ope…
It’s a soba place I’ve been to before, but I went again this time. It’s a shame I can’t post somewhere new, but with a friend visiting, I have to stick to safe bets. We left the onsen r…
Work took me out to Izumo Airport, and with a little time to spare I dropped by a soba shop nearby. Not skiving off, mind you, strictly an extension of work. I’m such a diligent, all-work type that every…
Shintomicho is a neighborhood roughly halfway between Ginza and Tsukiji, and by its very nature it’s packed with countless bars and great places to eat. Yuzukamiya is the soba shop the locals rave about …
When work gets so busy it gives me a headache, I have to step out for some fresh air no matter how little time I have. Not that I can just drop what I’m doing and run off, but helping out with work in a …
There are a few well-known soba shops in Azabu-Juban, and after dithering over which one to go to, I headed for Sarashina Horii. The signature dishes at the other places come in rather big portions and my next…
If you ask which restaurant is the most famous in Karuizawa, it would probably be the French place Auberge de Primavera. Not only did it appear in The Drops of God, it makes it into most of the gourmet guidebo…
It’s Chuseok and a long weekend, so everyone’s in a holiday mood, but I was so busy with work that I couldn’t go anywhere and spent the whole day staring at a monitor. I enjoy the work, but l…
Kanda is famous as the neighborhood where legendary soba shops like Kanda Yabu Soba and Kanda Matsuya are clustered. I heard a strong new contender called Nemurian had opened in the area, so I went to check it…
Soba is at its best in autumn when the new-harvest buckwheat comes in, but I think the time you crave it most is the middle of summer. Just like ice-cold naengmyeon. I heard there’s a specialist shop ser…